ˈra]zˌberē, ˈrȧ], -_b(ə)rē, -ri sometimes ]s(ˌ)b — see berry \ noun
Etymology: rasp (III) + berry
1.
a. : any of various usually black or red sweet juicy edible berries that technically are aggregate fruits consisting of numerous small drupes crowded upon a fleshy receptacle from which they are easily separated when ripe and that are usually rounder and smaller than the closely related blackberries
b. : any of various plants of the genus Rubus that bear raspberries and include various cultivated forms derived chiefly from a common European raspberry ( Rubus idaeus ), an American red raspberry ( R. strigosus ), and the blackcap
2.
a. : a variable color averaging a dark purplish red that is bluer and paler than pansy purple, lighter and stronger than raisin, and bluer, lighter, and stronger than Bokhara or dahlia purple (sense 1)
b. : a dark red that is bluer, lighter, and stronger than average garnet or average wine and bluer and paler than cranberry
3.
a. : a sound of contempt or derision made by trilling the extended tongue between the protruded lips
b. : something resembling a raspberry in expressing dislike, disapproval, or derision